:00:30. > :00:32.Yes, I hope you enjoyed that film, Monsters versus Aliens, good one for
:00:33. > :00:35.the Monsters, the Aliens might want a replay.
:00:36. > :00:44.Quarter-finals weekend and with me Richard Millson and two living
:00:45. > :00:48.legends. Welcome gentlemen. Before we hear from our reporters around
:00:49. > :00:54.the country and give you the latest scores and one result. Hibernian are
:00:55. > :01:10.leading 2-1 on Ayr United at Easter Road.
:01:11. > :01:20.One match in the Premiership is afoot. The latest at Rugby Park, 1-1
:01:21. > :01:28.between, Mac and Motherwell. Dunfermline leading Dumbarton 2-1
:01:29. > :01:33.and Falkirk one up against Queen of the South. Let's get the latest on
:01:34. > :01:40.that Scottish Cup quarterfinal. And all Championship affair. Hibernian
:01:41. > :01:49.the leaders. Tricky and is there. We've played 50 minutes now, what is
:01:50. > :01:59.sizzling first half. A right footed shot from an unusual angle, Shinnie
:02:00. > :02:04.might have scored but the pass from McGinn was blocked. Cummings from
:02:05. > :02:08.the penalty spot just five minutes later, there was a suggestion that
:02:09. > :02:18.the title was outside the box and should have been a free kick.
:02:19. > :02:22.McGuffie scored a wonder goal, John Turrell has been called the best
:02:23. > :02:31.young player around, he showed it there. Ayr United down to ten men,
:02:32. > :02:45.and they are leading 2-1 after 51 minutes. Check, thank you. Ranges
:02:46. > :02:50.between Hamilton finished 6-0, a second hat-trick for Joe Garner,
:02:51. > :02:53.will talk about that later, also on the scoresheet Jon Toral and Clint
:02:54. > :03:00.Hill both scoring late in the match. The opener came in the first half
:03:01. > :03:09.from the penalty spot, scored by Martyn Waghorn. Plenty of goals and
:03:10. > :03:13.plenty of controversy as well. Willie, a hat-trick for Joel Garner
:03:14. > :03:21.although he was lucky to stay on the pitch. He was lucky. -- Joe Garner.
:03:22. > :03:26.He was nowhere near the ball and made a dangerous challenge. The
:03:27. > :03:31.referee decided it was only a yellow card, but... It was reckless,
:03:32. > :03:38.absolutely. He wasn't even going to the ball. You were watching it
:03:39. > :03:42.closely. Here he is with the much ball. He had already scored when
:03:43. > :03:50.that happened. It was a convincing win for Rangers. I don't think they
:03:51. > :03:55.were too upset about the referee and the carping too much, after the
:03:56. > :04:12.match. It is not Martin's style, he doesn't like to have a go at
:04:13. > :04:16.referees. The assistant referee didn't... It looked to be soft,
:04:17. > :04:21.there was one arm around the player, a trip or not, I am not sure,
:04:22. > :04:27.ultimately Hamilton's downfall was the defending as much as any
:04:28. > :04:31.refereeing decisions. It is not Martin's style to come out and have
:04:32. > :04:37.a go at referees. He said he was disappointed with the decisions but
:04:38. > :04:45.it does not change the fact that his team did not defend well. I think he
:04:46. > :04:50.played the incidents down a little but there were critical decisions at
:04:51. > :04:56.critical times in that first half. I don't think it was a sending off,
:04:57. > :05:10.probably only a yellow card and a free kick. Am not convinced by that
:05:11. > :05:14.penalty. Neither am I. It was soft. That's what he gave the penalty for
:05:15. > :05:20.originally, as if he had pulled him but he didn't pull him. To Rangers
:05:21. > :05:27.deserved to go into the semifinals on balance, after winning 6-0 you'll
:05:28. > :05:30.have to say that. Of course, they created many more chances, Kenny
:05:31. > :05:34.Miller hit the bar in the first half, agreeing just created much
:05:35. > :05:45.more. It's fair to say that they deserve to go through because they
:05:46. > :05:51.took their chances. Mum they were brilliant and midweek defensively
:05:52. > :05:57.against Aberdeen. They defended really poorly. In the second half,
:05:58. > :06:01.Rangers, again, they were down to ten men, and the body language, they
:06:02. > :06:08.didn't up their game in any way, Hamilton. They had their chance to
:06:09. > :06:19.get back into the game when it was beyond them. I was watching the game
:06:20. > :06:25.at Easter Road earlier, and then Hibs scored twice and I thought it
:06:26. > :06:31.was game over. I thought they would probably score another few goals.
:06:32. > :06:50.It's a real cup tie. Suddenly it ends up 2-1, they will
:06:51. > :06:57.not be happy at giving away that goal and putting themselves under
:06:58. > :07:00.pressure. I was at the draw. It was in January, wasn't it? Ayr United
:07:01. > :07:04.scored a wonderful goal in that one as well. They opened the scoring
:07:05. > :07:09.after a couple of minutes. They spent most of the game camped inside
:07:10. > :07:13.their own 18-yard box and Hibernian didn't have enough and eventually
:07:14. > :07:16.they got one at the end. Although United are down to ten this hasn't
:07:17. > :07:21.been completely backs to the wall, it will get that way as the game
:07:22. > :07:27.goes on. They've got better players in the game. Better goal from
:07:28. > :07:31.McGinn. It's what he's all about, he's full of passion and energy and
:07:32. > :07:37.never gives up but then he's got a fair bit of skill as well. Curls and
:07:38. > :07:43.into the back post, cracking goal. Unfortunate that McKenna had a
:07:44. > :07:55.horrific challenge, he is on loan and there. Wasn't as bad as the
:07:56. > :07:57.other? I thought it was worse. I think Garner was reckless although
:07:58. > :08:01.other? I thought it was worse. I there was no real contact made in
:08:02. > :08:07.the challenge. I thought it works a sending off, the Garner situation,
:08:08. > :08:11.certainly. Plenty of league action as well, just one match in the
:08:12. > :08:19.Premiership today, Kilmarnock against Motherwell, we can hear
:08:20. > :08:22.about that from Alistair Lamont. Command and scored one just after
:08:23. > :08:26.the one hour mark, the balance of power has changed in the match,
:08:27. > :08:30.Kilmarnock dominant in the first period, taking advantage of a
:08:31. > :08:39.concerted period of pressure, Boyd went close twice, including hitting
:08:40. > :08:45.the bar, he got his goal, his 200th league goal in Scotland. Putting the
:08:46. > :08:52.ball past Sampson. Motherwell were not threatening in the first match
:08:53. > :08:53.since their manager Mark McGhee left the club. The only time they
:08:54. > :08:58.threatened was when McDonald flipped the club. The only time they
:08:59. > :09:02.the ball towards the goal and it was palmed away just before the break.
:09:03. > :09:06.Yet Motherwell have improved in the second half and got their reward for
:09:07. > :09:20.that. A corner kick wasn't cleared by the Kilmarnock defence, McHugh
:09:21. > :09:26.scored and now it was 1-1. In the Championship Queen of the South at
:09:27. > :09:38.home to Falkirk. Let's find out how that's going. It's a big game in
:09:39. > :09:45.Dumfries. But goal gave Falkirk the lead, 1-0, it has been a tight game,
:09:46. > :09:49.Thomas and Dobie linked up well to clear an early chance for Queen of
:09:50. > :09:57.the South but then have a strong penalty claim when Thomas was held
:09:58. > :10:02.back in the box. As Queen of the South found more possession, they
:10:03. > :10:08.didn't have much to offer, it looked as if it was going to be goalless
:10:09. > :10:14.before half-time, Falkirk and a free kick on the edge of the box and it
:10:15. > :10:22.was a kid who stepped up who beat Robinson. Falkirk are leading going
:10:23. > :10:26.into the second half, and it's fairly even, Robinson pulled off a
:10:27. > :10:32.great one-handed save to stop one deflected shot from finding the top
:10:33. > :10:35.corner but as Queen of the circle heading back looking for an
:10:36. > :10:40.equaliser a free kick was played into the box and headed forward and
:10:41. > :10:45.Jacobs, his effort was not too far away, over the crossbar. It is very
:10:46. > :10:54.tight in Dumfries although Falkirk are leading Queen of the South 1-0.
:10:55. > :11:01.Not as tight in Dunfermline. Dumbarton against Dunfermline
:11:02. > :11:06.athletic. The home side are well ahead. They're terrific run of form,
:11:07. > :11:11.just one defeat in the last 15 games for Alan Johnston's side. They've
:11:12. > :11:16.had a number of clear-cut opportunities that could have led to
:11:17. > :11:21.goals. The opener came after seven minutes, Michael Moffat with a
:11:22. > :11:26.cross, and Nicky Clark with a bullet of a headache to send home his tenth
:11:27. > :11:33.goal of the season. He also had a hand in the second, which looked to
:11:34. > :11:37.be a lost cause, Paul McMullen called a wonderful right footed shot
:11:38. > :11:42.into the top corner of the goal. A bizarre incident immediately after
:11:43. > :11:47.that second goal. Carswell and Doherty clashed on the pitch. The
:11:48. > :11:50.outcome was that Carswell seemed to walk off the pitch without injury
:11:51. > :11:57.without being asked to Billy Brace, just walked off. Some stunt was
:11:58. > :12:03.hastily sent on. The third goal has just gone in for Dunfermline, Clark
:12:04. > :12:05.again, a corner in from the left-hand side, three or six yards
:12:06. > :12:17.out with a header into the bottom corner, with three points, it's 3-0,
:12:18. > :12:24.Dunfermline leading Dumbarton. Talk me through the top-flight. We talked
:12:25. > :12:29.about it before, a typical Kris Boyd goal inside the penalty area,
:12:30. > :12:35.holding someone off, he's been waiting a couple of weeks about
:12:36. > :12:39.goal. It is testament to his enduring player, his sharpness
:12:40. > :12:44.inside the penalty area, we have focused a lot on the career of Kris
:12:45. > :12:46.Boyd, what he couldn't do outside the penalty area, he's been a
:12:47. > :12:51.regular goal-scorer throughout his time in football and scoring this
:12:52. > :12:59.number of goals is testament to his ability. And the time he's spent out
:13:00. > :13:03.of Scottish football, meandering in Turkey and England? Is a fabulous
:13:04. > :13:05.striker and senses where the opportunity is going to be and he
:13:06. > :13:12.still has his sense of humour because when he celebrated he gave a
:13:13. > :13:16.sign to the fans behind the goal. The 200 goal has been a long time
:13:17. > :13:25.coming but he's been a fantastic servant to the game. I think he will
:13:26. > :13:31.have that influence and he'll be delighted because he wasn't in a
:13:32. > :13:43.team for a while. He is in now and he scores goals. If he plays inside
:13:44. > :13:50.the corner, he can score a goal. I think I can sum it up, keep him as
:13:51. > :13:53.close to the goal as possible, if he gets an opportunity...! His best
:13:54. > :14:01.time at Kilmarnock was when Josh Magennis was there. They brought in
:14:02. > :14:06.Salman. I think that's quite smart from the management to get the best
:14:07. > :14:10.out of Kris Boyd. On the subject of management this fixture is
:14:11. > :14:17.intriguing because both teams are under caretaker management and if
:14:18. > :14:20.one is to believe the gossip, Richard, the caretaker at Kilmarnock
:14:21. > :14:25.is in contention for another job, he's also been linked to the
:14:26. > :14:29.Motherwell job and Mark McGhee has been talked about as a potential
:14:30. > :14:37.Kilmarnock manager. There have been reports to this effect. The people
:14:38. > :14:40.in charge think highly of Lee. When he left for England they said he
:14:41. > :14:44.would be there for the rest of the season. I think Lee McCulloch has a
:14:45. > :14:47.good chance of getting the Kilmarnock job. This is an obvious
:14:48. > :14:52.link with Motherwell because he's from the area and he played for
:14:53. > :14:59.Motherwell but think that would seem strange,... Biggar how ironic would
:15:00. > :15:03.that be? If, like won the game they would be in sixth or seventh and
:15:04. > :15:08.Motherwell would be down there fighting and they would sob over. I
:15:09. > :15:14.don't think Lee McCulloch would jump about. While you are taking a while
:15:15. > :15:15.to come to terms with that will take a wee break. Fresh from their League
:15:16. > :15:20.Cup triumph last weekend it was a wee break. Fresh from their League
:15:21. > :15:23.Manchester United at home to Bournemouth side that hadn't won
:15:24. > :15:28.since Hogmanay. Here's the story of the match.
:15:29. > :15:37.It finished 1-1. United went in front with a Rojo goal mid-way
:15:38. > :15:42.through the first half. A Joshua King penalty giving for a foul
:15:43. > :15:53.before half-time and then chaos seemed to ensue in the mind of the
:15:54. > :15:57.referee. Ibrahimovic had an accident. It must
:15:58. > :16:07.have been seen by the referee, as he had a long word with him and the
:16:08. > :16:14.captain, Rooney but took no action. Ibrahimivic took a yellow card.
:16:15. > :16:22.In the second half, all Manchester United against the ten men. The one
:16:23. > :16:28.big chance came from the penalty spot, Ibrahimovic having his effort
:16:29. > :16:32.saved by Boric. And after that, after all sorts of pressure,
:16:33. > :16:35.Bournemouth famously held on for a.point.
:16:36. > :16:41.1-1. Can't believe that.
:16:42. > :16:48.Does he miss penalties? But earning a precious point in the premiere,
:16:49. > :16:59.Bournemouth? And he will be delighted with that save. He's a big
:17:00. > :17:05.player, Ibrrahimovic. The size of the impact he has made but I watched
:17:06. > :17:10.him in the European Championships, and he was not as he normally was.
:17:11. > :17:14.But some impact. But good to know that they have controversial
:17:15. > :17:19.referees in England as well. An ebbow in the face, you get away with
:17:20. > :17:23.it, complain too much and then you are sent off.
:17:24. > :17:30.It would not have happened in your day. Absolutely not! And back to
:17:31. > :17:39.Scottish football. One quarter Cup final has been decided there is
:17:40. > :17:46.still one to go. And it is Willie's old team, Partick Thistle against
:17:47. > :17:52.Aberdeen. The show starts later in the afternoon.
:17:53. > :17:58.A disappointing result mid-week, Aberdeen, playing well but lost away
:17:59. > :18:01.to Hamilton? They did. Yeah. I think that they are favourites to take the
:18:02. > :18:05.tie. But Partick Thistle are a good side. They have played well
:18:06. > :18:10.throughout the season. They are in a position to get results. They are
:18:11. > :18:14.not losing goals. So it will be a difficult afternoon for Aberdeen.
:18:15. > :18:19.But they have to find the back of the net. Adam Rooney had a great
:18:20. > :18:25.opportunity, a fantastic header. Numerous chances. 21 corners against
:18:26. > :18:34.Hamilton. Hamilton defended desperately, something that they
:18:35. > :18:40.didn't do this afternoon. They had the ball offside when Mel
:18:41. > :18:45.Storey came on as the substitute. I thought that the performance was
:18:46. > :18:50.good but lacking a finishing touch. And Partick Thistle in good form. A
:18:51. > :18:57.Goodwin for them mid-week. You were at the match, Richard. 1-1 and a
:18:58. > :19:03.four game winning streak. They have been playing well, as have Dundee.
:19:04. > :19:09.But Partick Thistle have been up front. They have a good combination,
:19:10. > :19:18.putting Dundee's defence under three. . Partick's back three were
:19:19. > :19:22.excellent, Lindsey, Devine and O'Neill. Partick were short going
:19:23. > :19:28.forward but the back three were excellent. So it will be a difficult
:19:29. > :19:36.win tomorrow. Partick Thistle will be full of confidence. I know how
:19:37. > :19:41.much they have moved forward with Derek. And I know how important it
:19:42. > :19:46.is for Derek with getting through to the final. They have been set a
:19:47. > :19:51.target, to get to the Scottish Cup final.
:19:52. > :19:57.They have injuries as well. Ryan Jack, Johnny Hayes and Mark rib
:19:58. > :20:01.olds. Three of them will be out. Inverness Caledonian Thistle don't
:20:02. > :20:05.have a good record there? No, 14 years. But this is the time to do
:20:06. > :20:10.it. They are high in confidence. It's the Cup. They are up against,
:20:11. > :20:14.let's face it, one of the favourites. So if they can go up
:20:15. > :20:24.there and just go for it. They have players. They have Doolan, Ryan
:20:25. > :20:27.Edwards. I am a great admirer of. The Inverness Caledonian Thistle
:20:28. > :20:34.defence, they have had four clean sheets.
:20:35. > :20:39.We talk about the inability to convert chance -- Partick Thistle.
:20:40. > :20:42.It is important to do that. I think that Archibald has the
:20:43. > :20:49.formula with the three at the back. It can change to a four.
:20:50. > :20:58.They are good in the other box as well.
:20:59. > :21:03.So, I think that Alan Archibald is doing a great job. I have been
:21:04. > :21:13.impressed with them and now they are turning it into results.
:21:14. > :21:21.A BBC interview, Ian Lindsay saying he was surprised that he was not
:21:22. > :21:26.selected for international level. I think at full international level
:21:27. > :21:30.there is a jump for him to go. But he has to keep playing the way he's
:21:31. > :21:39.playing. Put in the good performances.
:21:40. > :21:44.We are looking for centre back at international level. Gordon Strachan
:21:45. > :21:48.has a record for bringing players into the squad. Tierny, and bringing
:21:49. > :21:53.them in from a wrong age. into the squad. Tierny, and bringing
:21:54. > :22:01.But once in training with the team, if you impressed him enough, you got
:22:02. > :22:07.on. But the point,ster halves, you have
:22:08. > :22:14.to find somebody. We are off to hear about this next
:22:15. > :22:25.match from Alastair. And Motherwell has taken the lead
:22:26. > :22:36.and it is exact Joes. We was there at the back post to head past Freddy
:22:37. > :22:42.Woodman. Motherwell are in front. It is Kilmarnock, one, Motherwell, two.
:22:43. > :22:44.Now to Easter Road. The quarter cup final between Hibs
:22:45. > :22:50.and Ayr United. The quarter cup final between Hibs
:22:51. > :22:56.17 minutes have come and gone, not a another goal has been scored.
:22:57. > :23:01.The Hibernian pressure is incessant. But the Ayrshire team have defended
:23:02. > :23:07.brilliantly. Throwing bodies on the line. In the faces of the Hibs
:23:08. > :23:13.players as they come forward. But wave after wave of attack. Here is a
:23:14. > :23:18.chance to snatch an equaliser. But into the goal keeper's arms. It's
:23:19. > :23:24.the same old story, Hibs, two, Ayr United, one.
:23:25. > :23:32.And for Queen of the South versus Falkirk.
:23:33. > :23:40.It's Queen of the South, nil, Falkirk, one. They are trying to get
:23:41. > :23:45.an equaliser here, Queen of the South but not carrying the threat.
:23:46. > :23:51.Falkirk are looking more dangerous. But still trying to get the
:23:52. > :23:57.equaliser but it is Falkirk looking on course to extend their situation
:23:58. > :24:05.and cement their place in promotions come the end of the season.
:24:06. > :24:08.Let's hear from Brian McLoughlin, watching the championship game
:24:09. > :24:17.involving den firm Lynne and Dumbarton.
:24:18. > :24:31.Nicky Clark with a double goal. McMullan with the third.
:24:32. > :24:37.What happens with the defenders after the Dunfermline Dunfermline
:24:38. > :24:48.situation where there was a player that walked off the pitch.
:24:49. > :24:53.And #340r more from the Queen of the south v Falkirk.
:24:54. > :25:01.Falkirk have a penalty. At the moment I'm waiting for Craig sible
:25:02. > :25:08.sible to see if he can make it 2-0. He takes time. Steps forward, he has
:25:09. > :25:14.scored, past Lee Robertson, it is Queen of the south, nil, Falkirk
:25:15. > :25:26.two. Now, against, we look forward to the
:25:27. > :25:37.Scottish cup tie tomorrow. The show starts at mid-day with a
:25:38. > :25:46.12.30pm kick kick-off. Preceded by a minute's silence for Tommy Gebble.
:25:47. > :25:52.He was a member of Celtic's European Cup winning team 50 years ago.
:25:53. > :25:56.Gemmle responsible for one of the most iconic moments in Scottish
:25:57. > :26:02.football history. You will never tire of seeing this part.
:26:03. > :26:07.No. I was a young man who grew up watching it. Tommy goes down in
:26:08. > :26:14.history, not just for scoring this goal but in the other European Cup
:26:15. > :26:21.final. An unbelievable goal too. Pace, power, is what he built his
:26:22. > :26:24.tradition on and he set the standard for other young full backs to come
:26:25. > :26:29.forward and how they should play the game. Bombing forward, getting on
:26:30. > :26:33.the end of things, trying to score goals, defending. I didn't know
:26:34. > :26:45.Tommy that well until I retired and then I started to go to functions. I
:26:46. > :26:50.went to Luxembourg with him. He was a lovely, lovely gentlemen. Very
:26:51. > :26:54.humble. The tributes that they have been playing to them are bang on. He
:26:55. > :27:00.will go down in history. It's a sad day. That's four of them gone. Time
:27:01. > :27:04.catches up, I'm afraid but he will always be remembered.
:27:05. > :27:10.Always for the goal in the European Cup final. The equaliser against
:27:11. > :27:17.Inter Milan to win 2-1 and the legend of the Lisbon Lions was born.
:27:18. > :27:22.If you score a goal in the European finals and your Scottish, let's face
:27:23. > :27:27.it. It is quite amazing. And you talk about the modern game, the full
:27:28. > :27:33.backs, bowling forward, you can go back to 69 and Tommy Gemmle who
:27:34. > :27:39.bombed forward at every opportunity from the middle area. He was a
:27:40. > :27:49.modern player and set a standard of football that Celtic played. Forward
:27:50. > :27:54.thinking and creative. The tributes around the world this
:27:55. > :27:58.week has been immense. That is how he is remembered. Up there in
:27:59. > :28:09.Scottish football and Scottish history.
:28:10. > :28:14.Now we are heading to Easter park. A hat-trick of headers for the
:28:15. > :28:22.former Rangers striker. It seemed to take ages to get the ball in the box
:28:23. > :28:23.but when it arrived Clark was there. It is Dunfermline, four, Dumbarton,
:28:24. > :28:28.nil. It is Dunfermline, four, Dumbarton,
:28:29. > :28:36.And back to the match tomorrow, Celtic against St Mirren. Not quite
:28:37. > :28:39.the Lisbon Lions but they are in scintillating form.
:28:40. > :28:43.They are breaking records. Immense mid-week. Especially in the second
:28:44. > :28:50.half. Really good. This was the first goal. It is amazing how many
:28:51. > :28:55.goals were scored in the five or ten minutes before half-time. This was
:28:56. > :29:01.right on half-time and this was right after half-time with a
:29:02. > :29:05.horrendous bit of defensive playing by Inverness. But it came from Raven
:29:06. > :29:12.giving a stupid pass back to somebody. But Celtic capitalised on
:29:13. > :29:19.it and Dembele, again, he was immense. Strong, powerful. Scoring
:29:20. > :29:23.goals. He has been the player that's improved the most under Brendan
:29:24. > :29:27.Rogers. But they are playing, I thought, we watched them a couple of
:29:28. > :29:32.weeks ago, that the tempo was not the same. But in the second half, in
:29:33. > :29:37.this game, the tempo was right up there.
:29:38. > :29:42.Would you have liked to have come up against Dembele in your heyday?
:29:43. > :29:47.Absolutely. But Dembele is impressive.
:29:48. > :29:49.Absolutely. Not only as a striker but coming off and difficult to pick
:29:50. > :29:53.up. The strength. He's direct. He but coming off and difficult to pick
:29:54. > :29:57.can certainly put the ball in the back of the net.
:29:58. > :30:05.And on that, someone has done just that at Easter Road. Is it a Hibs
:30:06. > :30:10.player, or a United player? We know, Brian can tell the rest of you.
:30:11. > :30:15.It is James Keatings with the heard. He came on as a substitute earlier.
:30:16. > :30:20.That was his first touch of the ball. A header into the net. Ayr
:30:21. > :30:31.That was his first touch of the have been brave. Defending with ten
:30:32. > :30:36.men. But the goal looks as if, with 79 minutes gone, that Hibernian are
:30:37. > :30:49.through. It is Hibs three, Ayr United, one. Now, Celtic, they could
:30:50. > :30:54.be playing well again tomorrow. But in this competition, in the Scottish
:30:55. > :30:59.Cup, they have taken care of a Premiership team away to Dundee, 2-0
:31:00. > :31:03.winners in that one. Does it give them a glimmer of hope, Willie
:31:04. > :31:09.Miller going to Celtic Park tomorrow?
:31:10. > :31:15.Probably not! Sorry, David. If Celtic are informed you would
:31:16. > :31:20.imagine that it should be comfortable afternoon for them. But
:31:21. > :31:24.you never know in football. Strange things can happen. They are in good
:31:25. > :31:30.form and they should be going with confidence. But this is a Celtic
:31:31. > :31:38.side, I think they've put the fear into most teams in Scotland. If you
:31:39. > :31:43.sneak something, if they score early in the game it can become a
:31:44. > :31:48.difficult game. In this competition has lifted St Mirren because when
:31:49. > :31:52.they were under pressure they were winning games, it was almost as if
:31:53. > :31:56.the explanation was, there is no pressure in these games so it gave
:31:57. > :32:00.them a lift. Suddenly they got their form back on some new signings in
:32:01. > :32:09.January and it started to click. That came was a shock, a really
:32:10. > :32:14.fantastic result. I hate to interrupt a legend but we have to go
:32:15. > :32:22.because there's been another goal, is it for Dunfermline? It is, David,
:32:23. > :32:26.another for Nicky Clark. Four this afternoon, five for Dunfermline,
:32:27. > :32:31.this time it was not a header, you'll be shocked to hear. It was a
:32:32. > :32:34.shot from the edge of the box. The Dumbarton defence stood back and
:32:35. > :32:39.allowed Nicky Clark to send a right footed shot into the bottom corner
:32:40. > :32:44.of the goal. A 5-star performance from Dunfermline and Nicky Clark.
:32:45. > :32:50.They are leading 5-0. Thank you. While we're waiting for more updates
:32:51. > :32:53.from our reporters we can take some time to reflect on some of the
:32:54. > :33:00.action from midweek. Its consequences. Another defeat for
:33:01. > :33:05.Hearts. Their third on the spin at this time at home in the league to
:33:06. > :33:11.Ross County. Ross County's first win of the year. Fantastic result for
:33:12. > :33:17.Ross County, they came down to Edinburgh and went away with the
:33:18. > :33:25.victory, it's a huge loss for Hearts. You really should be
:33:26. > :33:31.thinking, safety first. The manager just has to be under pressure,
:33:32. > :33:35.results like that are going to bring a heap of pressure on him, he has
:33:36. > :33:49.brought his own players in, results like that that little turnaround
:33:50. > :33:54.they had, all those players in, Craig Levein will be part of that
:33:55. > :33:58.process, but once they bring in their players and set up a stall and
:33:59. > :34:02.the results don't go right, no matter what you think they've been
:34:03. > :34:14.trying, it's all about results. Ian is desperate to get results going.
:34:15. > :34:21.They have been good but its gone pair shaped recently. I didn't see
:34:22. > :34:26.the full game against Ross County but they had chances. Hearts's
:34:27. > :34:30.problem is that they haven't put a full 90 minutes together. I think
:34:31. > :34:33.Ian Cathro is trying to knit something together and it isn't
:34:34. > :34:39.quite happening yet. He needs to find a way to get some results from
:34:40. > :34:46.this team. Would he have been better off not signing those players?
:34:47. > :34:50.Trying to save the club, then you get left at all these players and
:34:51. > :34:58.you can't bring others in. Would it be better if he didn't do that? If
:34:59. > :35:02.he'd done it a bit slower? Plus, you've got all these players to bed
:35:03. > :35:06.in. You've got a new coach, new players, and you are trying to put
:35:07. > :35:11.all of that together, trying to put your thoughts over. It's a good
:35:12. > :35:14.point but may be taking more time would have eased in the players and
:35:15. > :35:20.helped the manager and given them a bit of an option going into the
:35:21. > :35:26.summer to bring in more players. We can speak again to Brian, there's
:35:27. > :35:42.been another goal. Surprise, it's not a goal Nicky Clark, for
:35:43. > :35:47.Dumbarton. Know the score is 5-1. A good day for Dunfermline and a good
:35:48. > :35:52.week for Rangers, as well as putting six goals past Hamilton they also
:35:53. > :35:57.won a 3-2 in the Premiership against St Johnstone. Rangers were leading
:35:58. > :36:08.2-0 and then they let St Johnstone back into the game. It was a good
:36:09. > :36:13.performance, it was a good test for Rangers, they've got an interim
:36:14. > :36:17.manager in Graeme Murty, and to be fair they won and they needed to,
:36:18. > :36:24.and we've may be seeing the consequences of that today in the
:36:25. > :36:27.way that they took care of Hamilton, one that they needed and one they
:36:28. > :36:32.will hope to follow up. They've got an Old Firm game coming up and they
:36:33. > :36:36.want to have finalised the appointment of a new head coach, the
:36:37. > :36:58.director of football next week, whether it is one of the other
:36:59. > :37:06.ones, Pedro Caixinha seems to be the frontrunner. News from the
:37:07. > :37:10.Motherwell match. Motherwell have conceded a penalty kick in injury
:37:11. > :37:16.time, Roberts, the substitute, was driving into the penalty area, is
:37:17. > :37:26.actual is coming in behind him, but Zak Jules judged to have clipped his
:37:27. > :37:35.heels. Protests, but Kilmarnock now have the opportunity, there was a
:37:36. > :37:39.booking in their for McHugh, the man who had brought Motherwell level and
:37:40. > :37:44.it looked as if Motherwell were about to end their run of four
:37:45. > :37:50.successive defeats with a victory, they might still end that run but it
:37:51. > :37:54.might be with the draw now. There's a gap between the penalty being
:37:55. > :38:01.awarded and taken. It's Kris Boyd, he's already scored his 200th goal
:38:02. > :38:06.and he's hit the post, which believe! The drama goes on.
:38:07. > :38:11.Dalmarnock with a chance to earn a point in injury time and it is past
:38:12. > :38:17.up by Kris Boyd whose hammered the penalty against the post. Motherwell
:38:18. > :38:23.are leading 2-1 in the closing seconds. Well, quite some drama
:38:24. > :38:30.there. He went for power and placement. Does Kris Boyd celebrates
:38:31. > :38:34.tonight or not? Maybe half! It's a big moment. You said Rangers wanted
:38:35. > :38:38.to appoint a manager before the Old Firm game. The way things are going,
:38:39. > :38:42.does that remain as necessary because they are doing well. It's
:38:43. > :38:45.not a question of bringing in a manager for the game, it's a
:38:46. > :38:51.question of getting the appointment finalised as soon as they can. It's
:38:52. > :38:57.taken almost three weeks to draw up a short list of candidates and do
:38:58. > :39:01.due diligence on them. It's not about them, it's about getting these
:39:02. > :39:06.positions finalised. It's almost about getting them in now quickly
:39:07. > :39:10.and preparing for the next season. Its full-time at Rugby Park in the
:39:11. > :39:14.match between Kilmarnock and Motherwell. I can see pictures of
:39:15. > :39:20.Motherwell players celebrating. Alistair? Celebrating and still
:39:21. > :39:25.complaining about the late award of the penalty kick. It doesn't matter
:39:26. > :39:30.because that penalty as I mentioned seconds ago was missed by Kris Boyd,
:39:31. > :39:37.the man who had opened the scoring with his 200 top-flight league goal,
:39:38. > :39:43.a typical Kris Boyd goal strumming his dash showing his strength and
:39:44. > :39:49.predatory instincts to put the ball past Sampson in goal. A much
:39:50. > :39:55.improved performance and the stunner Motherwell interim manager Stephen
:39:56. > :39:58.Robinson. The ball goes into the roof of the net and Motherwell
:39:59. > :40:08.turned it around completely, when they went ahead. Zak Jules got the
:40:09. > :40:14.second and then he conceded a penalty in injury time but Kris Boyd
:40:15. > :40:19.passed at the opportunity to earn a point for his side. Motherwell and a
:40:20. > :40:22.run of four successive defeats with a victory, a good job application
:40:23. > :40:28.from Stephen Robinson if he wants it. They have beaten Kilmarnock 2-1.
:40:29. > :40:34.A good win for Motherwell, let's find out who the winners are between
:40:35. > :40:44.Queen of the South and Falkirk. It finished
:40:45. > :40:53.2-0, the Bairns triumphing. The low free kick from the edge of the box
:40:54. > :40:57.beat Robinson at his left-hand post. Queens had to push forward and they
:40:58. > :41:02.did but they did not carry enough threat to trouble Falkirk, Falkirk
:41:03. > :41:13.looked dangerous on the attack, with 15 minutes left the lead was
:41:14. > :41:27.doubled. A big afternoon for the Bairns, it finished 2-0. Two for the
:41:28. > :41:32.Pars. A 5-star show from Nicky Clark who scored four of the goals for the
:41:33. > :41:37.Pars. The first three were from headers in the six yard box.
:41:38. > :41:42.Questions were asked about Dumbarton's defence. The other goal
:41:43. > :41:45.came from a wonderful curling shot from Paul McMullen. Immediately
:41:46. > :41:50.after that there was a strange event when there seemed to be a coming
:41:51. > :41:54.together for two Dumbarton defenders, Doherty and Carswell,
:41:55. > :41:59.Carswell decided he had had enough and walked off the pitch.
:42:00. > :42:12.Consolation for Dumbarton came with just four minutes left to play.
:42:13. > :42:15.Harvie got a consolation goal, it was Dunfermline who maintained this
:42:16. > :42:21.remarkable run that they are on, just one defeat in 16 games. It
:42:22. > :42:33.finished 5-1. It has been so exciting this afternoon. I wondered
:42:34. > :42:37.why there was a celebration. What an important victory for Motherwell.
:42:38. > :42:41.Another advert for sacking manager! Suck your manager and get a result!
:42:42. > :42:49.Is incredible how that happens. -- your manager. It looked like a good
:42:50. > :42:59.performance. It is a great result for Motherwell, taking nothing away
:43:00. > :43:03.from that, Kris Boyd gets a goal but misses a penalty. Placement with
:43:04. > :43:08.power, just didn't get the right side of the post. Bang on the post.
:43:09. > :43:13.Let's look at the Championship results. Falkirk beating Queen of
:43:14. > :43:17.the South 2-0 takes them second in the table. Although they have played
:43:18. > :43:28.two more matches than Dundee United. I think it will be a question of,
:43:29. > :43:36.will it be Morton, Falkirk, Dundee United,...? Dundee United have
:43:37. > :43:43.faulted a little and Falkirk have moved above them. Easter Road, its
:43:44. > :43:50.full-time between Hibernian and a United, holders Hibernian are
:43:51. > :44:01.through. It was a brave showing from a United, they were down to ten men,
:44:02. > :44:05.it was again with a wonderful goal who put Hibs ahead, curling it into
:44:06. > :44:11.the corner. Jason Cummings made it 2-0 with a penalty five minutes
:44:12. > :44:14.later. There was a challenge on Boyle and the pictures suggested it
:44:15. > :44:25.might have been outside the box. Cummings scored from the penalty and
:44:26. > :44:33.then young Ryan McGuffie, just around the edge of the box, McKenna
:44:34. > :44:39.got a red card for a United but the substitute made it 3-1. Hibs go
:44:40. > :44:45.through. They have beaten a United 3-1. The cup holders through to the
:44:46. > :44:49.semifinals. Fantastic for them, they won the cup last year and now they
:44:50. > :44:53.are in the semifinal. Look at the draw, they might even make another
:44:54. > :44:58.final. Great job by Neil Lennon. It was a great cup tie, watching it
:44:59. > :45:05.here on the monitor. I think they deserved it. The highlight was the
:45:06. > :45:12.goal by McGuffie. A tremendous strike from the young player. Hibs
:45:13. > :45:20.will be desperate not to get the wrong draw in the semifinal! There
:45:21. > :45:24.is a chance that we could see the semifinal line-up of Celtic against
:45:25. > :45:29.Aberdeen, Hibs against Rangers which would be mouthwatering whichever
:45:30. > :45:33.combination those ties to up. Hibs, whether they might get in the next
:45:34. > :45:38.round, would still fancy their chances. They took care of Hearts. I
:45:39. > :45:43.know that they are in the Championship but they are a
:45:44. > :45:45.Premiership level team. I think they are almost fighting to retain the
:45:46. > :45:52.cup which gives them an edge in terms of motivation and psychology.
:45:53. > :46:01.I was speaking to the manager, although he was not the manager when
:46:02. > :46:07.he won it... But if they wanted to retain it, after not winning it for
:46:08. > :46:11.so, so long, and then to retain it, it would be an incredible story. I
:46:12. > :46:15.can tell you from past experience, it's a great feeling.
:46:16. > :46:22.Ayr United can concentrate on staying in the championship. They
:46:23. > :46:31.are in a precarious position. I was reading an a the journalist
:46:32. > :46:36.loves Ayr United, the chairman, the fans, that is Utopia to stay in a
:46:37. > :46:45.job for five years but staying up for him would be, and it will be a
:46:46. > :46:49.fight, St Mirren have their noses, and hopefully St Mirren doesn't kill
:46:50. > :46:53.their confidence. And from St Mirren's point of view,
:46:54. > :46:57.Jack Ross says he believes that they can go there and put up a decent
:46:58. > :47:02.performance and that there is a possibility of winning.
:47:03. > :47:06.Jack went with Alloa and at the League Cup and held outlined for 80
:47:07. > :47:11.minutes. There is always a possibility in
:47:12. > :47:16.football. The likelihood is that it will not happen. Celtic could
:47:17. > :47:19.runaway with the game but, it can happen. If they play well from their
:47:20. > :47:24.point of view but lose the game happen. If they play well from their
:47:25. > :47:30.comfortably but Celtic are so far ahead.
:47:31. > :47:33.It is a critical situation. But Celtic know that they can get
:47:34. > :47:39.through this and they are one game from a final to win a treble. That's
:47:40. > :47:46.the motivation for them. And tomorrow will be poignant because of
:47:47. > :47:55.the Tommy Gemmle situation. Now, moving away from Inverness,
:47:56. > :48:05.Caledonian Thistle, there could be a sense of hope there? A little bit. I
:48:06. > :48:08.spoke to Paul Hartley and Alan Archibald about the winner of that
:48:09. > :48:18.game staying or being in the top six, it gave a sense of being in the
:48:19. > :48:24.game staying or being in the top bottom of the group. But if you can
:48:25. > :48:30.keep up the odd win when Hamilton and Inverness are not, it creates
:48:31. > :48:32.the gachlt but with the splits like this, the points become more
:48:33. > :48:42.critical. Now it is time for today's
:48:43. > :48:45.classified results roundup. We commence the day with the William
:48:46. > :54:09.Hill Scottish Cup 6th round. There we go chaps. Let's reflect on
:54:10. > :54:15.the day in Scottish football. Starting with the win for Rangers,
:54:16. > :54:20.Richard was saying, Pat, they are looking to get someone in, announce
:54:21. > :54:28.the new manager before next week's old firm game. Does it matter? I
:54:29. > :54:34.don't think so. It is better to leave Graeme going now he has got
:54:35. > :54:40.them going. To you can get a lift from a new manager but I don't know.
:54:41. > :54:47.It would be interesting will he go the same line up? Leaving out Andy
:54:48. > :54:57.Halliday? It could be fresh. There could be an attacking player in the
:54:58. > :55:03.mid-field, Toral. Graeme Marty is rated highly there. It could be a
:55:04. > :55:10.new head coach comes in, see the training without taking part. He
:55:11. > :55:14.could come in, loses against Celtic, maybe loses heavily, maybe, who
:55:15. > :55:19.knows? Then the whole thing is against him. I would leave it until
:55:20. > :55:24.after Celtic and hope that they get something out of it and then bring
:55:25. > :55:29.in the manager. I don't know if thankfully are in that much control
:55:30. > :55:36.of it. When it happens, it happens. The manager may say he will take the
:55:37. > :55:41.job but to wait until after next week. It is a case if it is just
:55:42. > :55:45.middle of the week end of the week. Whether it is too close to the game
:55:46. > :55:50.to pick the side as you don't know the players.
:55:51. > :55:55.And Hamilton Academical's the Cup 30 years ago, no sign of an echo of
:55:56. > :56:00.that today. Rangers' had a convincing win over
:56:01. > :56:04.them. Accies have to concentrate on the fight for survival.
:56:05. > :56:09.Why did you look at me when you said 30 years ago?! They were poor today!
:56:10. > :56:13.OK in the first half. But the second half.
:56:14. > :56:19.They didn't show enough spirit for me.s Paddy Ashdown anti-depressant
:56:20. > :56:24.when Rangers had the ten men for ten minutes when Garner was getting
:56:25. > :56:29.stitches. After that, they crumbled. Everything that was good mid-week
:56:30. > :56:32.against Aberdeen disappeared. They were well beaten at the end of the
:56:33. > :56:35.day. They have to concentrate now on survival. That's the name of the
:56:36. > :56:40.game for them. The win for Motherwell at Rugby Park
:56:41. > :56:47.it makes the bottom six mini league more interesting. There are eight
:56:48. > :56:51.points between Dundee in seventh and Caley Thistle at the bottom. But it
:56:52. > :56:58.looked like Kilmarnock would be out but they are right back in.
:56:59. > :57:03.And the last penalty. I'm sure Inverness, they are sitting back
:57:04. > :57:10.thinking keep Motherwell there. Then Motherwell is three points ahead.
:57:11. > :57:15.But the clubs down there, they are beat, then drawing, then Inverness
:57:16. > :57:18.get a win, Ross County get a win, Motherwell get a win. From places
:57:19. > :57:23.that you don't expect them to get wins. So it is really interesting. I
:57:24. > :57:29.think it is an intriguing bottom half of the table.
:57:30. > :57:33.Richard, who is your prime candidates for the automatic drop
:57:34. > :57:37.and that play off spot. The two teams down there at the moment as
:57:38. > :57:41.they have been down there for most of the season. The teams above them
:57:42. > :57:49.are there because they have won the odd game here and there.
:57:50. > :57:54.They are all winning odd games? Motherwell have Louis moulton and
:57:55. > :57:58.Chris Donald. And you wonder if the sides like that have too much in
:57:59. > :58:06.their team to be caught. Ultimately it will be down to which team can
:58:07. > :58:12.hold its nerve after the split. That is it exactly.
:58:13. > :58:17.I was getting stick, I picked two teams, Motherwell and Hamilton, so I
:58:18. > :58:21.was right with one of them. But Motherwell surprised me and Caley
:58:22. > :58:28.Thistle as they are going so well. That is it from us for this evening.
:58:29. > :58:32.Jonathan Sutherland and company are here with highlights of the first
:58:33. > :58:44.two Scottish Cup quarter-finals at 10.20pm. He is back with highlights
:58:45. > :58:51.of tomorrow's ties at 10.30pm again. And we are on at 4. 10.00pm on BBC
:58:52. > :59:01.One next week. As ever, thank you to you for watching. See ya!